BOONE — The National Campus Safety Summit has named the Appalachian State University Police Department as one of the top 25 university departments in the country. The ranked universities were cited for “increasing the safety and security of their campus community” and “making a difference in…
BLOWING ROCK — The Blowing Rock Village Foundation got the council’s blessing to study the feasibility of building handicap-accessible walkways between the American Legion Hall, its adjoining parking deck and Broyhill Park, as well as creating a terraced amphitheater in the hillside.
BEECH MOUNTAIN – The town of Beech Mountain will hold a workshop regarding its proposed water intake project on Tuesday, Feb. 25, from 2-4 p.m. at the town hall council chambers.
ASHEVILLE — Potential adjustments to permit periods for overnight campers in the Linville Gorge are one of many recommendations made in a long-awaited draft plan for the Nantahala and Pisgah National Forest that was released on Feb. 7.
BOONE — The Hardee's located at 610 Blowing Rock Road in Boone will be closing its doors, the company's management team announced in a statement.
BOONE — Creating a financially stable plan for AppHealthCare as well as researching capital improvement plans for county sanitation operations were two major priorities identified by the Watauga County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 13.
Mrs. Katheryn Thompson Norris, 84, of Boone, N.C., the Big Hil…
It is with great sadness that the Graziano family announces th…
Sonja Rhymer Garland, of West Jefferson, N.C., passed away Feb…
Viola May Mullins Scholl, 94, of Sugar Grove, N.C., passed awa…
Rita Woodward Smith Denton, 90, of Boone, N.C., passed away Fe…
“Politics and books don’t mix well. You need to decide which one you’re going to write about and stick to it.”
North Carolina’s unemployment rate averaged 3.9 percent during 2019. For economists, that rate signifies “full employment” (the nation is at full employment, too, and our state’s rate is not significantly different from the nation’s).
I have been teaching economics since 1967 — 40 years of it at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. During that interval, economic reality has not changed. Just as Galileo’s law about the independent influence of gravity on falling objects has not changed, neither have the fundamental prin…
In a way, Donald Trump might be called The Great Uniter.
Thumbs-up: to Watauga Medical Center’s five-star rating, putting the facility in the top 9 percent of hospitals in the nation on a federal standard. The journey to the top is not an easy one, but moving from three stars in 2016 to four stars to 2019 and now to the top rating reflects, as ARH…
Two of the bigger dogs take part in the K9 Keg Pull at the 2020 Blowing Rock WinterFest on Saturday, Jan. 25,
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